Validator.java

/*
 * Copyright (c) 2008, SQL Power Group Inc.
 *
 * This file is part of SQL Power Library.
 *
 * SQL Power Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
 * the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
 * (at your option) any later version.
 *
 * SQL Power Library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
 * GNU General Public License for more details.
 *
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>. 
 */
package ca.sqlpower.validation;

/**
 * The general contract of a user-input Validator.
 */
public interface Validator {

    /**
     * Validate the current "contents" against the constructed rules
     * @param contents A String, or JComboBox, or whatever
     * @return
     */
    public ValidateResult validate(Object contents);

}